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I completed my field experience with Shawnee County Research and Extension from August 2016 through February 2017. During this time, I increased my public health knowledge and skills. Throughout my experience, I developed ...

I have been fortunate to gain an invaluable experience while completing my Masters of Public Health at the Fort Riley Military base. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Benne and many of his support staff I have learned many ...

Over the past few decades, animal and public health professionals have become increasingly concerned about the global animal population’s vulnerability to Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs). Through analysis of the lessons ...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis that is endemic in the United States. With the potential to cause severe illness and even death as well as concern for its use as a biological ...

The report presents the tasks completed during internship at KPHA which are listed below:
• Preparing a report stating the implementation of UMHMF/KPHA grant in 23 counties of Kansas.
• Interacting with grantees from 23 ...

Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare characteristics of urban and rural counties in Kansas in order to identify and seek explanations for differences in health factors and population health outcomes. ...

In the military, documenting the occurrence of foodborne illnesses is a challenge. During
peacetime only about ten percent of all foodborne illnesses are reported or properly diagnosed.
Between 1998 and 1999, the Army ...

Urinary retention is the inability to completely void the bladder. The condition can either be acute or chronic. Causes of urinary retention include obstruction, infection and inflammation, pharmacological, neurological, ...

Veterinary capacity building is the transfer of technical knowledge and skills to individuals in an effort to create sustainable change, and for this report, it will focus on veterinary capacity building for the improvement ...

This is a report of my field experience with the U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) Region North in Fort Belvoir, VA from November 2012 to June 2013 under the guidance and supervision of Major Robert Paul, DVM, MPH, ...

The World Health Organization recommended that the Hepatitis B vaccination be added to the universal vaccination programs in all countries in 1991. Incidence of acute Hepatitis B in the United States decreased 75% from ...

Introduction. Despite the availability of effective anti-tuberculosis treatment and public health interventions, tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. The emergence of resistance to anti-tuberculosis ...

Although mankind has known about intestinal parasites for millennia, it has only been in the last century that scientists have recognized the diseases caused by zoonotic parasites. Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), ...